HUMMINGBIRD HAWK MOTH....

Lovely pics Holly :o)

very nice Holly

Thanks TT.... Yorkshire

Wonderful creatures arent they Holly..as you say..like little fairies !

I have never ever seen one, well not in the flesh, do they favour Lavender?

Yes lovely arnt they BB....
I dont know Dido... but ive only ever seen them on my lavender....

Brill pics Holly, I have seen them but never been able to capture - on camera I mean.

Thanks stroller... it was quite a job as it moved so quickly... : O ))

Great pictures Holly I've not seen the Humming Bird moth before :o)

Can see why it's called a Hummingbird hawk moth, look at it's little wings go!...:o)

Well spotted, Holly, I have been on the look out for these while the weather was so warm but no luck. They are such attractive little creatures.

Beautiful shots well done Holly.

Well done Holly wonderful photos you should of have pulled their legs and told us all it was a fairy in your garden. lol.

Lovely little creatures,Holly,will keep a look out for them on mine...Hope I'm lucky..

never seen one before thank you

A cute little creature lol :o)

Thanks everyone..... glad you like the pics.... lol.. sixpence..
hope you all get to see one in your gardens.... : O ))

Your wish has come true for me, Holly! Though not so far this year. I did see one quite often last year on my balcony. It seems to favour Geraniums, I watched it several evening in a row going from one plant to another!

I'd seen them many times while I lived in Spain, in fact I didn't even know we had them here in the UK till I saw one here last year! In Spain I had many more Geraniums there on my balcony railings than here. I would spent many evenings watching them going from flower to flower & how the so deftly, yet delicately, they put their L-O-N-G kinked tongue into each flower & suck up the nectar. Fascinating!

Your photos are very good & I wished I'd been able to photograph them as well.

They're all still here, Balcony! Still favouring Geraniums, but having many a rekkie around my Sweet Williams. I also saw them quite often when I was in the UK - they loved the Buddleia then. Beautiful creatures - and they do have an ethereal way about them. Lovely pictures Holly! :o))

Thank you Balcony....... Nariz........ glad you like the pics.....i do have geraniums in the garden.. but this one was liking the lavender.... such a wonderful little thing to see... : O ))

Glad to hear they are still around in Spain, Nariz! If I were to see one here again this year I would be prepared this time, just whip out the old mobile phone & take a quick shot! I still have Geraniums on the balcony but not at the top in the rings this year. They are all on the middle bar & so it's unlikely I'd be able to get a shot even if I saw one. :-(

I haven't yet joined the 21st Century as I must be the only person in the world who doesn't even have a mobile phone - let alone one that takes pictures and makes the tea while tap dancing! I still have to rely on my old 3 pixel camera, so while I'm firing that up - all the interesting things have flown! :o(((

LOL!